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Joyce, Kelly; Staples, Margaret; Beauchamp, Alison; Jessup, Rebecca; Buchbinder, Rachelle – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2020
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the health literacy profile of individuals attending a metropolitan community rehabilitation center in Victoria, Australia. Methods: 295 consecutive attendees of a community rehabilitation program between January and August 2015 were invited to complete the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ), a 44-item…
Descriptors: Health, Knowledge Level, Profiles, Rehabilitation Programs
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Hately, Garrick; Mandic, Sandra – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: This study compared physical activity (PA), physical function and quality of life in elderly individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD) and their non-CAD peers participating in community-based, maintenance cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Community-based maintenance CR programme. Methods: A total…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Quality of Life, Physical Health
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Dick, Peter H. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1990
Review of 105 consecutive admissions of mentally ill patients to a British Hospital Rehabilitation Unit over 2 years showed relatively few were of the "long stay" variety and the overall number under age 65 had fallen. Most patients were admitted for sound clinical reasons after consideration of and sometimes trial of community…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Community Programs, Foreign Countries, Hospitals
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Ooi, G. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The article traces the experiences of the Malaysian Association for the Blind in developing rehabilitation services for rural blind persons. It explains the rationale for a community-based approach to rehabilitation and concludes that center-based and community-based approaches to rehabilitation complement each other in bringing services to rural…
Descriptors: Blindness, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
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Miles, M. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1998
Reviews the history of services for people with mental disabilities in Pakistan, with emphasis on the development of outreach projects based on principles of community-based rehabilitation. Strategies are suggested that build on existing realities and strengths of families and communities. Promising examples from Bangladesh are cited. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Kwok, J. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1995
This article addresses cultural influences on the family care and community-based rehabilitation of people with disabilities in Asia, especially Hong Kong. Considered are factors influencing the Hong Kong family, the caregiver role, the role of community development, and implications for policy and service delivery in newly industrialized cities…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Community Programs, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations
Stary, Monica – Education Canada, 1981
Outlines what help is available and how it can be provided for Ontario teenagers with alcohol-related problems through community agencies and programs, services of professional social workers and counselors, group support, residential treatment, therapeutic goals, and family involvement. (NEC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Community Programs
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O'Toole, Brian – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1988
The paper presents a rationale for and evaluation of community-based rehabilitation (CBR). A CBR program implemented with 53 preschool disabled children in rural areas of Guyana found that the children's development improved significantly; the parents were willing to be involved; and parents' attitudes toward their children, themselves, and their…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developing Nations, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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Holdsworth, J. K.; Winkley, B. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
Establishing community-based rehabilitation projects for visually impaired populations in developing countries in the South Pacific presents challenges in communication, logistics, security, and other factors. Program development must consider differences in geography, population distribution, resources, cultural and religious values, and needs.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
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Brown, Roy I.; Wight-Felske, Aileen E. – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1987
The article describes postsecondary education programs in the Province of Alberta, Canada, for training individuals to work in paraprofessional and professional positions in community services for disabled children, adults, and their families. A career ladder in Rehabilitation Education provides advancement through study at the bachelor's,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Hadidi, Muna S. Z. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1998
Describes the prevalence and patterns of vision impairment in the Sultanate of Oman. Reviews the types of special education and rehabilitation services offered and future priorities. Concludes that, although at present, few visually impaired children are receiving services, a special education system is evolving into a community-based approach to…
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Community Programs, Delivery Systems
Miles, M. – 1996
This paper reviews research and evaluates information gathered on disabilities and service development in South Asia, especially India and Pakistan. The concept of "community-based rehabilitation" (CBR), which stresses the need for rehabilitation efforts rooted in the context of local cultural concepts, is discussed. The paper emphasizes…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cultural Influences, Cultural Traits, Delivery Systems
Katz, Shlomo, Ed.; Florian, Victor, Ed. – 1990
This monograph describes community rehabilitation services available to persons with traumatic brain injury in Israel. Following a foreword by Leonard Diller which cites the incidence of traumatic brain injury and notes existing intervention models, an introductory chapter by Shlomo Katz and Victor Florian provides a historical survey of the…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
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Moore, Jeff – Journal of Experiential Education, 1989
Recounts the experiences of a social worker in a typical normalization project and then at L'Arche--a community of group homes for the mentally retarded, "assistants," and their families. Emphasizes friendship in an approach to rehabilitation services based on the premises of experiential education. (SV)
Descriptors: Community, Community Programs, Exceptional Persons, Experiential Learning
Anglin, R.G. – 1967
Provincial institutions for the retarded and other residential facilities are listed for the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Descriptions are provided of these residences which include varing degrees of information concerning administrative…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Programs, Directories, Educational Programs
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